BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111014T000000 DTEND:20111016T000000 DTSTAMP:20110912T230525 SUMMARY:Rho - Reunion/Homecoming 2011 DESCRIPTION:Rho Chapter of Sigma Phi Delta Reunion October 14-16 2011 Bradley’s Homecoming & Parents Weekend Brothers, social members, faculty members & little sisters of Rho Chapter, Sigma Phi Delta are invited to gather on the Bradley University Campus, October 14 – 16 2011, during the University’s annual Homecoming and Parents weekend. Mark your calendars now! Plan Ahead! Contact A Brother! All right, here it is! We’ve been talking about this for a long time, a few of us have gotten together to plan a reunion for Rho Chapter of Sigma Phi Delta. The only thing needed now is you! The weekend chosen is October 14-16 2011. For those arriving Friday evening there will be an informal get-together at the SPD host hotel the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, 21 Blackjack Boulevard, East Peoria, IL (309) 699-7711 http://www.paradicecasino.com/ Bradley has negotiated a special rate for this weekend of $94 per night. (All individuals should call the hotel local number and ask for the Bradley Homecoming block. Online booking or calling the 800 number may not guarantee the Bradley rate at these hotels). What can you do: Mark the dates to attend and reserve a room if you need one at the Para-A-Dice Hotel Casino. Send an email to buckerpd@yahoo.com if you have not received an email regarding this event and desire to receive future email updates plus be granted access to the SPD RHO chapter Shutterfly Photo site. Register now at http://www.bradley.edu/homecoming/ We plan to tag onto some of the events planned by Bradley for this weekend. The schedule below shows these events as “BU event” if you plan to attend any of these events you will need to register for them at the site above. Other events identified on the schedule as “SPD events” require no registration. Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity --Schedule of Events Bradley University Homecoming & Parents' Weekend 2011 Friday, October 14 2011 SPD Informal Gathering Par-A-Dice Hotel, Bourbon’s Lounge 6:00 p.m. | 21 Blackjack Blvd, East Peoria, IL | SPD event | Cash Bar Kick off the start of SPD Reunion Weekend Dinner | On Own | No planned event | Saturday, October 15 2011 Homecoming & Parents’ Weekend Registration & Packet Pick-up 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Michel Student Center Atrium, 915 N. Elmwood | BU event | Free Sigma Phi Delta Road Rally 9:30 a.m. | Lower Bradley Park, 1314 N. Park Rd, Peoria, IL (off Farmington RD) | SPD event | Free Test your skills at navigating the Peoria area armed with technology not available in our BU days. Rally Master Rich Holtman says count on still needing a human navigator! Lunch 12:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | On your own near end of Rally| Purchase off menu Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity Reunion 1:30 – 4 p.m. | Gateway Building, 200 N.E. Water St, Peoria, IL , Peoria Riverfront RM 201 & 202 | BU event | Free Sigma Phi Delta brothers, faculty members, social members and little sisters are invited. Bring along those old BU day photo albums to share memories. (If you have uploaded photos to our Shutterfly site we will include them in a slide show) NOTE: This is the one SPD event you will find on the BU registration site - please register for this free event to help us track, with Bradley’s help, all names of SPD attendees & guests. Dinner- Avanti’s 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 8517 N. Knoxville Ave. Peoria, IL | SPD event | Purchase off menu Remember the last time you had an Avanti’s gondola? Here’s your chance to dine on the same selections you did in your BU days when we didn’t know the terms saturated fat & cholesterol. Let’s forget those terms for tonight. Sunday, October 16 2011 Parents & Alumni Brunch 10 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. | Michel Student Center Ballroom | BU event | $15 adult Enjoy a delicious and filling breakfast with your friends before saying farewell to the Hilltop. Bradley Campus guided tour for SPD 12:00 a.m.- 1:30 PM | Michel Student Center Atrium Start/Finish | SPD event | Free Get a look at all the new construction that has taken place on campus. A new Alumni Center, Markin Family Student Recreation Center and the Renaissance Coliseum. Depart BU hilltop for home 1:30 PM Your SPD Reunion Host Committee Paul Buck, BSME‘72 Cell 309-573-4376 buckerpd@yahoo.com Bill Gilbert, BSME ‘73 Cell 309-251-6163 gilbewh@worldshare.net Rick Brown, BSME ’78 Cell 309-231-4759 rlbrown13@frontier.com Rich Holtman, BSME ’79 Cell 309-256-4272 rich.holtman@gmail.com UID:-1-255-1278 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR